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pagophagia (s) (noun), pagophagias (pl)
A form of pica characterized by the compulsive eating of large quantities of ice: A pagophagia may be associated with iron-deficiency anemia.
This entry is located in the following units: Allotriophagy (page 2) pago-, pag- (cold, freezing) (page 1) phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy (page 13)
pagophagia, pagophagous, pagophagy
The ingestion of extraordinary quantities of ice [frost], often related to a lack of iron in the blood.
This entry is located in the following unit: phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy (page 13)